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The Girl with The Magic eyes

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By Taviii🇨🇦♐️Published 9 months ago 5 min read
The Girl with The Magic eyes
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The Girl with the Magic Eyes

They said her eyes could see through souls.

In a quiet village tucked between mountains and mist, lived a girl named Elira. Her eyes were a deep, glowing silver — not gray, not blue, but something otherworldly. The villagers whispered about her in hushed tones, saying she was born under a blood moon, with stars in her veins and secrets in her gaze.

But Elira never cared for gossip. She simply lived — quiet, kind, and observant. Yet no one could deny that strange things happened when she looked at you too long.

One man confessed to stealing after she met his eyes. A woman broke down crying, revealing a decades-old lie she had buried. And a child who hadn’t spoken in years? He whispered his first word to her: “Truth.”

Elira had a gift — or a curse, depending on who you asked. Her eyes didn’t just see your face, they saw you. Your memories. Your regrets. Your pain. She didn’t ask for this power, but it clung to her like shadow to flame.

She grew lonely, because everyone feared her. Even those who smiled at her from afar dared not get too close. But then came Arin — a traveler with a crooked smile and eyes like burnt honey. He didn’t flinch when he looked into hers.

“You see the truth,” he said. “But have you ever let anyone see you?”

She blinked, stunned. No one had ever asked her that.

So for the first time, she let someone in.

She let him see the loneliness in her, the weight of knowing too much, the ache of never being surprised. And in return, Arin didn’t offer pity — he offered presence. He stayed.

And the more time they spent together, the more Elira realized something powerful: her eyes may hold magic, but her heart held something stronger — connection. Real, human connection. Something even magic couldn’t fake.

Because sometimes, being seen is the rarest kind of magic of secrets .Part Two: The Mirror in the Mountain

After Arin came into Elira’s life, something inside her began to shift. The magic in her eyes that once felt like a burden started to feel like… purpose.

But peace was never meant to last.

One night, the wind howled differently — like it carried whispers from another realm. Elira woke with a jolt, her eyes glowing brighter than ever before. In her dream, she saw a mirror — tall, cracked, hidden deep within a mountain cave — and a voice calling her name from within it.

“Elira… it’s time.”

She told Arin the next morning. He didn’t laugh or question. He only said, “Then let’s go.”

They packed what little they had and set off toward the mountain — the same one where her mother disappeared years ago. The village believed her mother was taken by spirits. But Elira always knew there was more to the story. Her eyes had shown her flickers of a hidden truth — a woman with the same glowing gaze, walking into the mist, never looking back.

The climb was steep and silent, except for the occasional chirp of birds and the crunch of leaves. But when they reached the cave, a strange warmth settled in Elira’s chest.

The mirror stood tall, just as she had dreamed — carved with runes, glowing faintly.

Elira stepped forward.

The mirror shimmered… then spoke.

“You are the last Seer of the Veil. Your eyes were never meant to be hidden.”

Then, like a ripple across water, her reflection changed. She saw her mother — alive — trapped beyond the mirror, eyes filled with the same silver light.

“Elira,” her mother whispered, pressing a hand against the glass. “You must awaken the Veil before it consumes the world.”

The cave began to shake. The air thickened with energy. Arin reached for her hand.

“Elira, what do we do?”

She looked at him, heart racing, and in that moment, she saw everything. His past, his pain, his loyalty — and something else… he wasn’t just a traveler. He was chosen too.

“I need your help,” she said. “Together, we can break it.”

As they joined hands and stepped toward the mirror, their combined energy lit up the entire cave. The runes glowed like fire. Elira’s eyes blazed brighter than the stars, and for the first time, she felt complete.

The mirror cracked.

The Veil stirred.

And destiny began to unfold.After Arin came into Elira’s life, something inside her began to shift. The magic in her eyes that once felt like a burden started to feel like… purpose.

But peace was never meant to last.

One night, the wind howled differently — like it carried whispers from another realm. Elira woke with a jolt, her eyes glowing brighter than ever before. In her dream, she saw a mirror — tall, cracked, hidden deep within a mountain cave — and a voice calling her name from within it.

“Elira… it’s time.”

She told Arin the next morning. He didn’t laugh or question. He only said, “Then let’s go.”

They packed what little they had and set off toward the mountain — the same one where her mother disappeared years ago. The village believed her mother was taken by spirits. But Elira always knew there was more to the story. Her eyes had shown her flickers of a hidden truth — a woman with the same glowing gaze, walking into the mist, never looking back.

The climb was steep and silent, except for the occasional chirp of birds and the crunch of leaves. But when they reached the cave, a strange warmth settled in Elira’s chest.

The mirror stood tall, just as she had dreamed — carved with runes, glowing faintly.

Elira stepped forward.

The mirror shimmered… then spoke.

“You are the last Seer of the Veil. Your eyes were never meant to be hidden.”

Then, like a ripple across water, her reflection changed. She saw her mother — alive — trapped beyond the mirror, eyes filled with the same silver light.

“Elira,” her mother whispered, pressing a hand against the glass. “You must awaken the Veil before it consumes the world.”

The cave began to shake. The air thickened with energy. Arin reached for her hand.

“Elira, what do we do?”

She looked at him, heart racing, and in that moment, she saw everything. His past, his pain, his loyalty — and something else… he wasn’t just a traveler. He was chosen too.

“I need your help,” she said. “Together, we can break it.”

As they joined hands and stepped toward the mirror, their combined energy lit up the entire cave. The runes glowed like fire. Elira’s eyes blazed brighter than the stars, and for the first time, she felt complete.

The mirror cracked.

The Veil stirred.

And destiny began to unfold.

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Taviii🇨🇦♐️

Hi am Octavia a mom of 4 am inspired writer I write stories ,poems and articles please support me thank you

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